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Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language
Inventing English A Portable History of the Language
Author: Seth Lerer
Seth Lerer tells a masterful history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. Many have written about the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Lerer situates these developments within the larger history of English, America, and literature. This edition features a new chapter on the influence ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231174473
ISBN-10: 0231174470
Publication Date: 8/4/2015
Edition: revised and expanded
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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